Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cabernet Franc sure got around: It’s a parent of four of the other grapes—Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, and Carménère—used ...

Once considered an insider’s grape, Cabernet Franc is attracting a new generation of consumers with its bright fruit, savory ...

Cabernet Franc is one of the great secret weapons that winemakers often use to lend their reds a sense spice, herbal lift, and brambly-berry depth. Top Napa and Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignons often ...

In recent years, Cabernet Franc has been stealthily gaining favorable attention among wine enthusiasts and Napa Valley vintners, rising from its former role as an element of Bordeaux blends and moving ...

The winery, located on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, grew chardonnay and cabernet franc, and Harrison fell in love with the ...

Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon share similar names and qualities, but distinct characteristics set them apart. Cabernet Franc, a parent variety to Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as Merlot and ...

A new vintage of this big name Bordeaux blend, we review the Kirkland Signature St-Emilion Grand Cru Bordeaux from Costco. ..

THERE ARE TWO Cabernets—one famous, one less so. Among winemakers, however, the “other” Cabernet has quite a fan club. Cabernet Franc is actually the genetic parent of the more-famous Cabernet ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. What’s fueling this newfound interest and success for Cabernet Franc?

Cabernet franc is an important variety famous for playing second fiddle to cabernet sauvignon, even though it can make some extremely fine wines in its own right (notably in France's St Émilion, on ...

FALL IS such a fungible season. At the start, it’s a dead-ringer for summer; by the end, it’s winter’s near-twin. What wine could possibly fit such a wide range of weather—not to mention the meals it ...